Bumper



M. CHICK BUMPER Oct. 6,1 2 1,556,490

'Filed'Nov; 22, 1924' 2 Sheds-Sheet 1 Mal-1m (Zak/5' I INVENTOR iqgusss:

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TEABITI'N GLEHCK, Q3? TIRE HILL, PIJHNSYENAEHA.

B'W" FER.

hpulicaticu tiled ii'ovember 22, 924. Serial No. l,685.

not only function to, relieve the shock of a collision and prevent damage to the collided objects,- but will prevent direct contact be tween the vehicles and objects and thereby,

cause a glancing blow with minimum shock and damage.

A further object is to provide an automobile bum or construction including side guards a aptecl for the purpose as above set forth, and to function to allow maximum adequate guiding of the automobile, yet said side guards lie adjacent the front Wheels for protection thereof, and for the fenders of the vehicle. 1

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and specifically pointed out in the: appended claims. I

In describing my invenbion in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding par throughout the several views and in which:

Figure l isya fragmentary front elevation of an it'utom-obile showing the application of the bumper forming the siroject matter of the present-invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view the application oi the bumper.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevation showing the securing means of the bumper to the vehicle.

Figure l is a sectional View taken m 4:4 of Figure l.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 55 of Figure l. I

Figure 6 is a detail *view of the front wheel engaging rollers.

Figure 7 is asectional View taken on line 7-7 of Figure l.

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on line 8-8 of Figure 2.

also showing Figure 9' is a detail View of a portion of the frame securing means for "the bumper. Figure 10" is asimilar view of another portion.

Referring to the drawings in detail the letter A indicates broadly a fragmentary portion of a front of an automobile, B the frame thereof. C the front springs, and DV 1 the front wheels.

Asshown the frame B has its companion front ends downwardlf curved in the usual manner and provided with. means of receiv ing the front end. of the springs C. The springs and frame forming the means for supporting the bumper construction will now be described.

Fixed to each end of that portion of the frame shown, there are cross sectional angle shaped armsl and 2 which follow the curvature of the frame to a point adjacent the outer ends thereof, anol are then bent upwarclly to a slight degree. The .outer ends of the arms 1 and Euro reduced and split to form oppositely arranged vertically disposed ears 3 and 4 respectively to which are secured through the medium of a bolt ancl nut connection 5, a pair of spaced L-section bars 6 and;? which have their ends bent slightly rearward.

The arms 1 and 2 are secured to the frame. ends by means which include shackle members 8 and 9 and a plate 10 all of which are held in operative association through the medium oi": nuts 11 as clearly shown in Figure 8 of #:he drawings. The shah-ids members 8 are each provided with a short right angle bent portion 12 shank 13 adapted to pass through sleeves 14; arranged in spaced parallel on. each of the arms 1 and. 2, one of these sleeves being shown in Figure 3. It should be noted. that the ri ht anglebent portion. 12 formed on the sliac ile member 8 adopted to engage the upper edge of the arms and the shackle member 9 is bent adjacent one end to provicle a right angle bent portion 15 to engage the lower edge of the arms 1 un. 2 and there by the right angle bent-portions 12 and 15 cooperate to prevent any undue movement of the arms 1 and 2 as will be readily up parent.

Secured to the, front spring C through the medium oi spring .15 are the inner. curls of ciuxwurrlly curved arms'l? and 18 respectively. The outer of these arms from which extends av "17 and. 18 are reduced and split to form curved spaced end portions 19 arranged one above the other and which terminate in inwardly extending vertically disposed cars 20 to which are secured the angle bent edqcs of side plates 21 which have their edjnt ends secured. to the ends of the L-section. bars 6 and 7 through the medium of the bolt and nut connection 22, as clearly disclosed in Figure 7 of the drawings.

The outer ends of the plates :21 terminate in parallelism with the front Wheels e 1 bifurcated to hingedly receive the arms 23 and 522i. which extend rearuiirzlly and terminate beyond the hub cops oi the Wheels shown, and for the pui" t-ose of preventing injury to the hub cups the arms 23 and should contact tlu-xrewitln a rubber 25 is secured adjacent the ends of the guard arms. The guard arms are held in operative position as shown through M18 niedium ofleaf springs 26 secured. to the guard arms and having their free ends; cngaging a vertical rod 27 extending between the end portions 19 of each arm 17.

ESecured to each of the guard arms 23 mi." 24 are pair of superimposed parallel on ranged rollers :38 disposed in the path of the frontwieels whereby when said u have turned. to direct the vehicle, engage the rollers to swing the guard i. on t' eir hinges, thus Wear tires arms will be reduced to a, minimum.

Oil is supplied to the rollers 28 by oil on" 29 to maintain adequate operation tlie- The bumper forming the subject matter of the present invention is extremely simple and effectual for the purpose intended, end by providing the guard arms in the manner shown. and described it will be apparent that if two automobiles that are equipped. ith. this buu'iper should have it side coi the All tomobiies ide in? y from each 0 by engagement ot the site curva't bumpers together with the guard. :zru none or little dam; ,ge, therefore th will protect the vehicles to which it is secured e inegrimuinv It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to he understood that I may n1 she changes in the construction and in the combination. and arrangement of the several parts, prorided that such changes fall With- .in the scope (i the appended claims.

ll isf if f of the character described c1 lL-section bars, means urcd to the, frame of a moe; ending" from the Lees ll secured to the ends of the and arms extending from .ecd means and secured to of the motor Vehicle. v tgzunhinution with an eutomobile, o] a bumper therefor comprising a pair of .a. scctioi i hers, arms extending therefrom and s-rid bars to the frame of the cs secured to the ends of the hers. and hing-ed guard arms se- 'i i t e phatcs and for the purpose con i r. .i sl m pied 1 viizhlifitiifii'l with an automobile, of u hum wr therefor com irising a pair of L-sr ion 1mm *2 vtionelly angle shape-l "in hars to the plates seemed to bi ection ours, and extending it res 'ward direction. {{i'lzu'd ured to the ends of the ing i'eurwardl' to teriui relation With the hub cup of wheels of the automobile, springs out WY and guard arms in o erutive "v to 1d u llllli'lpilil' secured adjacent the guard. arms as and. for the MARTCIN CHICK. 

